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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY ORDI:•iANCE NO. 73- 9
An Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance adding section 10-A,
R -2A Multiple Family District•"To Indian River County
Ordinance No. 71-3; providing uses permitted, special
exceptions, building height, minimum lot size and floor
area, yard requirements, open space and parking and
providing an effective date.
Be it ordained, by the Board of County Commissioners of
Indian River County, Florida that Section 10 , Indian
River County Ordinance No, 71-3 is hereby amended by
adding the following:
Section 10-A R -2A Multiple Family District:
(A) Uses Fermitted. In this district a building or
premises may be used only for the following purposes:
(1) Single family dwellings
(2) Parks and playgrounds owned or operated by
the County, State or Federal Gov't., or by the
the property owners within a development or
by civic associations or similar non-profit
groups or agencies
(3) Accessory uses and structures customarily
associated with and subordinate to the above
uses, subject to conditions expressed in
Section 25, sub -paragraph (G).
(B) �2ecial Exceptions. The following uses may be
permitted by the County Zoning Commission after site plan
approval according to Section 23.
(1) Multiple Family dwellings
(2) Cultural and civic facilties
(3) Churches, schools and public buildings
(4) Country clubs, Yacht clubs, and Beach clubs
(5) Golf courses, tennis courts, horse stables,
airstrips which are not lighted for night use
' except for putting courses.
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(C) Building Height Limit No building or structure shall
exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height, exclusive of
elevator shafts and/or air conditioning condensing
units and/or cooling towers and except as provided in
Section 25, paragraphs (A), and (P) of this Ordinance.
(D) Minimum Lot Size and Floor Area Required. For the
following specific uses every lot or parcel of land on
which living quarters are located shall provide a living
quarters area and a land area of at least the amount
indicated:
No. of Dwellings
Single family
one story:
two story: first floor
Total
Two family
Three or more family
Square feet area
of living quarters
per (family ) unit
1000
750
1000
1000
1000
Square feet of
land area required
per (family) unit
10,800
10,800
10,800
In computing the floor space as required above, the areas
occupied by port hes, patios, terraces, attached garages,
carports, covered parking spaces or non -roofed areas
shall be excluded.
The minimum width of any lot used for a single fam ily
dwelling shall be eight five (85) feet, for a two or
more family dwelling one -hundred (100) feet.
(E) Lot Coverage. No principal structure and its accessory
buildings shall occupy more than twenty (20%) percent of
the lot . area exclusive of swimming pools.
(F) Separation Between Principal Buildings on the Same Lot .
Detached principal buildings on the same lot shall
be located no closer together than forty (40) feet plus
one (1) foot additional for each additional two (2) feet in
height over twenty-five (25) feet in height.
(G) Front Yard. Every lot shall have a front yard or
street yard of not less than twenty-five (25) feet in
depth for a building or structure up to and including
twenty-five (25) feet in height, provided that when the
structure exceeds twenty-five (25) feet in height, the
front yard shall be increased by one (1) foot for each
additional two (2) feet of height or portion thereof.
(H) Rear Yard. Same as front yard above.
(I) Side Yards. A side yard shall be provided on each
side of every lot of not less than ten (10) feet for single
family dwellings. Multiple family dwellings shall be
required to provide a side yard on each side according
to the following:
Up to 25 feet in height - 15 feet
25 feet and over - 15 feet plus one (1) foot additional for
each additional two (2) feet in height
(J) Open Space. Every lot in this district used for dwelling
purposes shall have a minimum of fifty (50%) percent of the
total area set aside for open recreational or landscaped area.
No part of any open area shall be used for driveways or parking
area. All landscaped areas shall be planted and appropriately
maintained in lawn, sod, natural foliage, gardens or ponds.
(K) Parking Regulations. Off-street parking spaces shall be
provided in accordance with the requirements for specific
uses set forth in Section 24 of this Ordinance.
(L) This Ordinance shall become effective on September 6, 1973.